Maxi-single out now: smarturl.it/inhaletheskyremixes

Fresh Selects continues our series of remixes from Mirror Gazer's 2020 album 'Ordeal Erasure' – this time going worldwide with two new remixes of the Psych and Surf-inspired single, "Inhale The Sky." 

Starting things off – San Francisco DJ, King Most takes the song from the beach straight to the dancefloor with his Disco twist on the track. 

Remix Produced by King Most
Vocals & Lyrics by Mirror Gazer

Mixed by HOT16

Mastered by Patrick Brown at Different Fur Studios

Artwork & Design by Tawfiq Mardini 
Lettering & Inspiration by Brian Blomerth

A&R: Kenny / Fresh Selects

FSX-051-02 © 2021 Fresh Selects.

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Inhale The Sky (Remixes)

Mirror Gazer "Inhale The Sky (King Most's Dance Mix)"

Sooner Or Later

“Erasure” is a love letter to our village, which remains vibrant despite the forces that would have us disappear. We demand to be seen and will not be erased.

Golden Browne

Erasure

this mix was inspired by the recent @estylojunktion opening at @galeria_lincoln. El Paso Fucking Texas! My home, the city that I love, is so saturated with untapped talent, artists and creativess. being able to play the background of their events was beautiful and left me feeling inspired. here's to many more, here's to doing what we love, here's to you and yours! be well, stay blessed. lets get it. ENJOY!

HeartOfTheCity

B-Sides Brunch

Stream: https://ninetofive.streamlink.to/house-blends

Today we are announcing the first compilation that we are putting together with artists we’re close to or a part of the movement.  For 10 years our focus has always been to provide the best and a solid ground for artists to put out their music – we are now trying a new approach and putting our name on a release to showcase our favorite producers in a collection of tracks carefully picked by the staff.

The vibe in the release is a flight mode collection of tracks before a night out or just cruising in the car on a sunny day or evening. A moment you could have before all this technology came to life was going to your friends house not knowing what to expect and i think this could describe the project pretty well. 

The focus has always been beats that vary in around 70 to 90 bpm but here we are seeing a boost in the tempo and i truly hope all of the listeners will appreciate the tracks we’ve added, the producers were introduced to the idea i mentioned above and i let them fully experiment with a style and not limit them in terms of creation.

For each of these projects in the future our aim will also be to showcase photographers, illustrators or painters to bring out and show light on people we appreciate in this scene. For this project i wanted someone i know that spends his weekends around the streets of Los Angeles taking shots of some of the most beautiful cars & crews around the area. 

The House Blends compilation can now be found on all streaming services – To get directed please press here and select the one you favor.  Make sure all artists included in the compilation for their journey.

This is the first project we are putting out under the label name on the catalog and i couldn’t be more honored for the artists that wanted to join. Thank you to everyone that’s showing support and spreading the word about this one. Already excited to cook up more projects like this!

Located in Whittier CA, Los Angeles –Edwin Martinez
goes out both day-time and night-time to capture a instant moment of time which tells so much even if you’re familiar with the scenary or on the other side of the globe. The style looks natural, the color grading is next level and even the people he include tells a story of both mystery & excitement.

Showcasing low rider car culture in a way many people try – but miss the traditional approach & elements of it which he succeeds with each time. Press here to get directed to his Instagram.

Producers:

Kreatev: 
https://www.instagram.com/kreatev/

Cupidon:
https://www.instagram.com/cupidonmusic/

Greybox:
https://www.instagram.com/greyboxmusic/

Gustav Gustav:
https://www.instagram.com/gustav_gustav_gustav_/

Photography:
https://www.instagram.com/notoriousfusick/

STREAM

Cupidon - Say Yeah

https://open.spotify.com/track/2FdYNuDf7rX5vLFYERKe17?si=1549c1f435c5422b

NIURKA

ThinkBeat Radio: April 2018 show with special guest @IvanAve. Hosted by @Wonway & @DionDecibels. Aired 4/28/18 on 94.1 FM KPFA Berkeley, CA.

PLAYLIST:
Moves -Ivan Ave
Almost There -Ill Camille feat. Sir
Staycation-Runaway -Astu
Grey -Saba
Voila -Kooley High feat. Median
Ya Own Way -Mndsgn
Coming Home -Kali Uchis
Sweet You -Phonte
Colours & Dates -ScienZe feat. Sidsel Ben Semmane & Adrian Cullen
The Circle -Ivan Ave
Mateo 2.19 -Sango feat. Romaro Franceswa & Dave B
God is Us -Zion I
Hold Tight (Lost Remix) -Slum Village
Change -J. Cole
Airplane Mode -TiRon & Ayomari
Blkoscars -Smino feat. Jay2
Can U Read Me -Dam-Funk

TBR APRIL 2018 w/ Ivan Ave

1) FWA _ Monalyse
2) Quest For Love -  Potatoehead People 
3) FeelSomething - Koffee
4) Love Bird - Self Scientific
5) 2People - Koffee
6) Twilight Conversation - Choicevaughan
7) Vink - Boogie
8) Water Baby (Instrumental) - Tom Misch
9) Suave - Exemplobeats
10)What My Soul Sees - BlaaqGold feat Claire Renee
11) Loves Marsha pt 2 (The Lateness) - Choicevaughan
12) Priceless - Freddie Joachim

Good Vibes Vol 3

On their third full-length release, Potatohead People widen the frame of their progressive musical vision and deliver a far-reaching yet approachable set of moods and grooves.

Mellow Fantasy continues to showcase the trademark instrumental prowess of the duo and their ease with the loose but hard-hitting drum style brought to the fore by Jay Dee’s influential productions, but goes well beyond basic boom bap bread and butter, with singer-centered R&B and uptempo bumps sharing the stage. 

Beginning in 2008 as a Vancouver-based hip-hop production team, Potatohead People (Nick Wisdom and AstroLogical) have collaborated with a fantasy league of MCs, including Frank Nitt of Frank’n’Dank (the 2013 breakout jam “Back To My Shit”), Illa J (producing an entire album for J. Dilla’s younger brother) and the late Phife Dawg (the beloved A Tribe Called Quest co-founder’s last recorded verse was over one of their beats).  

Setting them apart from other Dilla-influenced beatmakers is the way they push the scope of the style, working the corners with their own unique touch. At its most basic, “the goal has always been making really dope loops,” they explain. By using slices of their own rough instrumental ideas, finding “a chord progression or texture that you can hear again and again and never question it,” they’ve taken this fundamental concept and elevated it to new levels of melodic, harmonically complex music.

A jazz-like responsiveness to the input of collaborators is a key component of how the team works. “We like to get the artist involved when the beat is an early idea, and build the beat around the vocals, getting inspired by what they do.” 

On Mellow Fantasy, they had some impressive inspiration. Pos from De La Soul immediately connected with “Baby Got Work,” a sophisticated slap that went through several iterations before settling into its ultimate form. Appropriately, the song’s diligent construction echoes the ethic of the grind in the clear-eyed, precisely dovetailed lyrics fans have come to expect from the Daisy Age don. “Baby Got Work” is the album’s lead single, hitting on 9/25/20.

Befitting Potatohead People’s origins as a hip-hop group, cameos from Illa J and Slum Village’s T3 on the summertime teaser “What It Feels Like” and Vancouver veteran Moka Only (the sassy, vanity take-down “Ungodly”) add to the unimpeachable rap bonafides. 

The hometown connections continue with Lotusland local Kapok slinging verses on a couple tracks and rising stars Kendra Dias and Clear Mortifee, who stake serious claims as names to watch with standout vocal turns on the low-slung neo-soul “Break Even” and the upcoming second single “Hidden Levels,” a high-flying house/future boogie hybrid. Following up their successful 2019 collabo “Single Life,” Bunnie makes her return to action with the group on “Kettle Boiling.” Ranging further, Reggie B, who broke on the scene with his lead on Onra’s “High Hopes,” shines on the optimistic bounce of “Bring The World A Little Closer.”

Threaded throughout are interlude instrumentals that comfortably manage the neat trick of being musically intriguing while retaining an accessible, gut-level thump. Look no further than the statement-making, Yussef Kamaal-like funk fusion album opener “1st Light” and their nod to overlooked Vancity synth pioneer Dale Jacobs (“Ode To Mr. Jacobs”) for clues to where Nick and Astro’s hearts are at.

Mellow Fantasy, released 10/30/20 on Bastard Jazz and available on vinyl and all digital platforms, is Potatohead People’s most evolved collection yet, rooted in earthy low end but elevated, expansive and reaching new musical heights.